Cutting-machine



No. 616,823. lPatented Dec. 27, |898. M. E. CARD.

CUTTING MACHINE.

(Application fed July B, 1897.)

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PATENT MILTON E. CARD, OF OAZENOVIA, NEV YORKQ.

CUTTING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 616,823, dated December 27, 1898.

Application filed July 8,1897. Serial No. 643,848. (No model.)

To @Zt whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, MILTON E. CARD, of Oazenovia, in the county of'Madison, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Cutting-Machines, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full,` clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to improvements in cutting-machines, particularly applicable for shaving bones or other materials, and has for its object the production of a device which is simple in construction and particularly effective in operation; and to this end the invention consists in the combiuation,construction, and arrangement of the parts of ka cuttingmachine, as hereinafter fully described, andv pointed out inthe claims. l

In describing this invention reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which like letters indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figures l and 2 are respectively top plan and side elevation of my improved cuttingmachine. Figs. 3 and 4 are enlarged vertical and transverse sections taken, respectively, on lines 3 3, Fig. l, and 4 4, Fig. 3.

My improved cutting-machine is designed for use in the preparation of poultry-food,

'and particularly for shaving green bones, dac.

and it consists, essentially, of a supportingframe A, provided with a receiving-chamber a, a cutter B, and a plunger O. The frame A is of any desirable form, size, and construction and is usually composed of the receiving-chamber d, a substantially horizontal table d', arranged beneath the receiving-chamber a, and substantially upright legs orstandards a2. The receiving-chamber d is preferably disposed in a horizontal plane, is formed substantially tubular, is provided with an open end as, and is generally removably secured to the table d.

The cutter B is arranged in advance of the open end a3 of the receiving-chamber a, and in proximity to said open end is supported by an arm b, suitably secured to the chamber a, and preferably consists of a head h and knives b2.

The face b3 of the cutter-head b' adjacent to the receiving-chamber d is substantially flat and is arranged at substantially right angles with the axis of the cutter-head. The opposite face of the cutter-head is provided with a projecting spindle b4, which is journaled in a suitable bearing provided at the central portion of the arm by andsupports a hand-Wheel b5 or other power-transmitting device.

The follower C is movable Within the receiving-chamber a toward and away from the cutter B. The periphery of said follower is usually formed with grooves c, which receive lengthwise ribs or shoulders d4, projecting from the inner face of the chamber a. The means for moving the follower O preferably consists of a reciprocating threaded rod or stem o' and a non-revoluble nut c2. One end of the rod or stem c is engaged With'the follower O in any desirable manner, and its opposite end is provided with a suitable handpiece c3 and is guided in a journal-bearing a5, which is usually arranged adjacent to the chamber a in alinement therewith and is preferably formed integral with said chamber. The journal-bearing a5 is generally provided with a socket a, which preferably extends laterally from opposite sides of the opening of thejournal-bearing and is formed of greater diameter than said opening. One end of the socket a is closed and its opposite end eX- tends through the upper face of said bearing.

The non-revoluble nut c2 is reciprocally movable in the socket d6, and is formed with y an elongated opening c4 in its central portion, having its lower side threaded for engaging the threads of the rod or stem c. A suitable spring c5 is arranged within the closed end of the socket a6 for normally forcing the nonrevoluble nut c2 crosswise of the rod or stem 0" into its operative position with its threads engaged with the .rod or stein c, and an adjuster c6 is supported by the frame A for regulating the tension of the spring c5. The upper end of the non-revoluble nut c2 generally extends beyond the socket a6 and is provided with a handpiece c7, which may be depressed for reversely moving said nut crosswise of the rod or stem c and disengaging the threads of the non-revoluble nut c2 from the rod or stem c. Vhen said handpiece c7 is depressed, as described, the rod or stem c may be reciprocated freely through its j ournal-bearing a5, and as soon as the handpiece cT is relieved IOO , be moved toward the cutter B for forcing the bone or other article against said cutter.

The construction and operation of my improved cutting-machine will now be readily understood upon reference to the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings, and as the detail construction and arrangement of the parts of said cu tting-machine may be more or less varied without departing from the spirit of my invention I do not herein limit myself to such exact detail construction and arrangement.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is*

l. The combination of a frame provided with a receiving-chamber having one end open, and a journal-bearing having a socket extending laterally from the opening in said bearing,a rotary cutters upported by the frame adjacent to the open end of the receivingchamber, a plunger movable within the receiving-chamber toward and away from the cutter, a threaded rod or stem revoluble in the journal-bearing foractuatin g the plunger, and a non-revoluble nut reciprocally movable in the socket and having a threaded face movable into and out of engagement with the threaded rod or stem, substantially as and for purpose described.

2. The combination of a frame provided with a receiving-chamber having one end open, a journal-bearing having a socket eX- tending laterally from the opening in said bearing, a rotary cutter supported by the frame adjacent to the open end of the receiving-chamber, a plunger movable within the receiving-chamber toward and away from the cutter, a threaded rod or stem revoluble in the journal-bearing for actuating the plunger, a non -revoluble nut reciprocally movable in the socket and having a threaded face movable into and out of engagement with the threaded rod or stem, and a spring arranged in the socket for forcing the non-revoluble nut into its operative position, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

3. The combination of a frame provided with a receiving-chamber .having one end open, a journal-bearing having a socket eX tending laterally from opposite portions of the opening in said bearing and formed of greater diameter than said opening, a rotary cutter supported by the frame adjacent to the open end of the receiving-chamber, a plunger movable Wi thin the receiving-chamber toward and away from the cutter, a threaded rod or stem revoluble in the j ournal-bearing for actuating the plunger, anda non-revoluble nut reciprocally removable in the socket and formed with an elongated opening for receiving the threaded rod or stem, one face of said elongated opening being provided with threads movable into and out of engagement with said rod or stem as the nut is recipro cated in said socket, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of a frameA provided with a receiving chamber a, having one end open and a journal-bearing d5 formed integral with the receiving-chamber and having a socket d6 extending laterally from opposite portions of the opening in the journal-bearing, said socket d being formed of greater diameter than said opening and having one end extended through the outer face of the j ournal-bearin g, a rotary cutter supported by the frame adjacent to the open end of the receiving-chamber, a plunger movable within the receiving-chamber toward and away from the cutter, a threaded rod or stem revoluble in the journal-bearing a7 for actuating the plunger, a non-revoluble nut c2 reciprocally movable in the socket d and having one end provided with a handpiece c7 and its central portion formed with an elongated opening c4 for receiving the threaded rod or spindle, one face of said elongated opening being provided with threads movable into and out of engagement with said rod or spindle, and a spring c arranged within the inner end of the socket a for forcing the non-revoluble nut into its operative position, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, in the presence of two attesting witnesses, at Cazenovia, in the county of Madison, in the State of New York, this 2d day of June, 1897.

MILTON E. CARD.

Vitnesses:

PILsBURY A. WEBSTER, MICHAELII. KILEY.

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